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Representations of Portuguese soldiers (Images of Portuguese soldiers)
Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum
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Cataloguing data

Object type
Arm cuff (bracelet)
Dimensions
Gewicht: 225 g
Höhe x Durchmesser: 14,5 x 8,3 cm
Material/Technique
Brass, Copper
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 7666

Provenance and sources

where
Benin [kingdom]

when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]

who
Hale & Son - Former Possessors

Description
18th century to 19th century, commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; auctioned by the firm of Hale & Son, 1897; purchased by the Royal Museum of Ethnology, 1897.

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